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We serve children and adolescents under 16 years old in the specialties of paediatric medicine, paediatric surgery and paediatric neurology. Our operational division has been divided into six sections:

• Paediatric and adolescent medicine
• Paediatric intensive care unit
• Neonatology
• Paediatric and adolescent haematology and oncology
• Paediatric surgery
• Paediatric neurology

Our operational division founded the Tyks unit for rare diseases in 2015. The unit aims at improving the management of paediatric and adult patients with rare diseases.

We admit children from all around Finland by a doctor's referral.

The hospital school Kiinamylly is located in our department, and other playing and recreational activities also take place at the department.

Operational division administration

	​Head of operational division Heikki Lukkarinen 02 313 1400
​	​Deputy director of nursing Outi Tuominen 02 313 1401
	​Secretary to the head of operational division Laura Elmnäinen 02 313 2400
	​Secretary to the director of nursing Marja Raitmaa 02 313 2401
	​Office secretary Riitta Blomqvist 02 313 2403
​	Clinical nurse specialist Tiia Kankare 02 314 3821
​	​Planner Suvi Lähteenmäki 02 313 8593 Swedish-speaking contact person Ward secretary Anne Suominen 02 313 0803 annemargaretha.suominen(at)tyks.fi

Scientific research

We conduct scientific research in close co-operation with the Turku university faculty of medicine and paediatrics. Our research and publishing activity is very active and internationally recognised.

More specific overview about ongoing studies can be found at the Turku university web page:

Additional information about research

Donations

Donations help us to make patients feel more at home in the hospital. Books, magazines, games, crafting supplies, TVs and DVD players and other recreational supplies are acquired by the funds.

Donations help the families and little patients feel more comfortable.  We strive to ensure that every patient of our and their family leaves happy and satisfied.

We have also invested donation funds in our furniture and equipment, for which the budget has not always been sufficient.

There is a donation account for the current activity of the paediatric department in the U-hospital.

See donors here (In Finnish)

Another account for the "New Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine" has been opened in 2014. Donations for the new T3-hospital to be opened in 2019 are accepted to this account. Donations are used to acquire the supplies and equipment of the new hospital, but the structures are put up by the society's funds.

Questions about donations for the department of paediatric and adolescent medicine are answered by the secretary:

Riitta Blomqvist
02 313 2403
riitta-sisko.blomqvist(a)tyks.fi